Duck King Joins Fatal Fury City of the Wolves

Duck King is the newest DLC character for Fatal Fury City of the Wolves, arriving August 27.

Marty Null-Byte
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SNK has released trailers previewing Duck King, the next DLC character coming to Fatal Fury City of the Wolves. He'll join the roster on August 27, continuing the steady stream of post-launch additions that started when Season 3 launched back in July.

Since that season began on July 23, SNK has committed to bringing six new characters into the game over the course of six months — so Duck King's arrival marks another step in that rollout. The character is one of several returning faces being added to what is, notably, the first new Fatal Fury game in over two decades. The original series had been dormant for a long time before SNK brought it back with this entry, which debuted in April 2025 across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Beyond the returning cast, City of the Wolves has also drawn characters from outside the franchise through a crossover with Street Fighter, which brought Ken and Chun-Li into the fighting game. It's the kind of collaboration that's become fairly standard in modern fighting games — a way to keep the roster feeling fresh and to appeal to fans of different series.

For those who've been following the game since launch, Duck King's addition is part of a larger picture: SNK clearly intends to support City of the Wolves with a steady cadence of new fighters, keeping reasons to return and explore the roster as the year goes on. Whether you're a longtime Fatal Fury fan or someone who picked it up more recently, there's a sense that the game is still in its growth phase, with the developers actively listening to what players want to see.

Source: Anime News Network


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